More than you can handle

It has been a LOOONNNNGGG time since I've written anything... 1. I'm not a writer, period, I never have been but I sometimes wonder if getting something down on virtual paper would be a good stress reliever, perhaps?  2. You would not BELIEVE how crazy busy things have been lately!  I'm trying really hard to get things under control but sometimes I can't help but wonder if that's even possible. lol.

At a recent MOPs (Mothers of Preschoolers) meeting I broke down, quite literally!  I'm talking tears, ugly crying, etc. it wasn't great at all, those that know me know I DON'T do that; ESPECIALLY not in public!  Anyway, while talking to a friend/mentor of mine I mentioned that God only gives us what we can handle and therefore, I'll be fine.  Her response?  No, God gives you more than you can handle.  If He only gave you what YOU could handle you wouldn't need Him.

WOW!  I'd never thought of it like that. I've always heard "He only gives us what we can handle".  To suddenly think that NO, He gives us more so we can rely on Him!  That's an amazing realization.  First Corinthians talks about God being faithful and making sure that we can handle what we're given; NOT that he won't give us more than we think we can handle.  He promises to give us a way out, an escape; all we have to do is have faith in Him.

Over the last few years I'd like to think that I've grown in my faith.  I'm no where NEAR where I think I should be for a 32 year old Christian but God knows my heart and knows that I'm trying.  I didn't have the same faith built childhood that lots of people I know did and I routinely feel like that puts me 'behind'.  I try hard to realize that God has me right where he wants me, not where everyone else is or should be, but ME.  I wouldn't be who I am today or where I am today without those experiences as a child whether they were faith taught or not.  I am who I am.  I am who God made me to be.  Thankfully, He allows me to grow daily!  Happy New Year, everyone!

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